Six supporting cast members have been announced for the second season of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation, giving us an idea how the show will expand upon Part 2’s story.
As reported by Variety, Joe Pantoliano, Alanna Ubach, Ben Ahlers, Hettienne Park, Robert John Burke, and Noah Lamanna will all be joining Bella Ramsey’s Ellie and Pedro Pascal’s Joel when the second season airs next month.
Pantoliano – whose previous credits include Bad Boys for Life and The Matrix – will play Eugene, while Burke (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) stars as Jackson resident Seth, and Lamanna (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) is playing Kat. These three characters have all featured in Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2.
The remaining three actors will all portray characters who’ve been written specifically for the show. Ubach (Euphoria) has been cast as Hanrahan, Ahlers (The Gilded Age) is playing Burton, and Park (Hannibal) stars as Elise Park.
Please note, there will be some story spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2 – and therefore potentially the show – below.
While it remains unclear how the three new characters will fit into The Last of Us Part 2’s narrative, the inclusion of Eugene and Kat gives us an idea as to how the series is expanding upon the game’s story.